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Euchelus

Gastropoda - Eucyclidae

Taxonomy
Euchelus was named by Philippi (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 557]. It is extant. Its type is Trochus quadricarinatus.

It was assigned to Eucyclinae by Wilson (1993); to Trochidae by Ladd (1966), Short and Potter (1987) and Todd (2001); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calliotropidae by Bandel (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Euchelus Philippi
1966Euchelus Ladd p. 33
1987Euchelus Short and Potter p. 10
1993Euchelus Wilson p. 67
2001Euchelus Todd
2002Euchelus Sepkoski
2010Euchelus Bandel p. 475

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilySeguenzioideaVerril 1884
familyEucyclidaeKoken 1896
genusEuchelusPhilippi 1847

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Euchelus Philippi 1847
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Subg. Euchelus (Antillachelus) Woodring 1928
Subg. Euchelus (Euchelus) Philippi 1847
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Subg. Euchelus (Vaceuchelus) Iredale 1929
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Euchelus atratus Gmelin 1791
Euchelus rubrus Adams 1853
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available